The fickle spring storm that dumped more than two feet of snow in the foothills but only about 4 inches in Denver is expected to taper off Saturday night into Sunday morning, forecasters said.

“It is very hit and miss,” said Jim Kalina, meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Boulder.

By mid-evening, snowfall totals ranged from 7.5 inches in Broomfield to 13 inches in Aurora, 17 inches in Parker, 24 inches in Evergreen, 26 inches in Conifer and 27 inches in Nederland.

Southern parts of the state have been hit the hardest. For example, Cabin Creek got 29 inches.

The weather service by evening forecasted the spring storm would bring an additional 1 to 3 inches to the Denver metro area through Sunday morning as the storm winds down. Heavier snow was expected to continue falling over the foothills, with another 3 to 5 inches possible overnight.

The slow-moving snow storm already resulted in cancelling more than 70 percent of flights in and out of Denver before 7 a.m. Saturday, as well forcing the postponement of the annual 420 Rally in Civic Center park.

On the Eastern Plains, where precipitation fell as rain, meteorologists issued a flood warning until 10 p.m. for Kit Carson County. That area already had 3 to 7 inches of rainfall Friday night with another 2 to 3 inches of rain in some areas possible on Saturday.

Kalina said that reports show there’s about an inch of precipitation in every 10 inches of snow.

“The main worry with it being this wet is for it to stick to trees and cause broken tree limbs and the concern is for power outages,” Kalina said.

Xcel spokeswoman Michelle Aguayo said 35,000 Xcel customers had power outages around the state with the most affected area so far being the San Luis Valley.

Xcel has “1,000 field personnel” including additional crews from out of state working over the weekend to respond to outages.

At Denver International Airport, airlines canceled 852 flights, or about 71 percent of the daily schedule Saturday. United Airlines canceled all inbound and outbound flights. Other airlines offered waivers for passengers who want to reschedule their trips. Nearly 7 inches of snow had fallen at the airport by 6 p.m.

DIA expected most airlines to resume full schedules Sunday.

The forecast for the airport still calls for between 9 and 16 inches of snow through Sunday, but officials expect that amount to be reduced on airfield and roadway surfaces because of higher surface temperatures.

Yesenia Robles was a breaking news reporter for The Denver Post, working with the organization from 2010-2016. She covered education, crime and courts, and the northern suburbs. Raised in Denver, she graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder and is a native Spanish speaker.

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